Yes, that is a nice battle, but I doubt that it will be the winning time, there is still plenty of room for improvement. Nice to see that mangochutney is having a go at it too. But damn, I do hate that last corner.
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DRIVECLUB |OT2| You Can't Rush Evolution
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postcyberpunk
Banned
Noooooo! Actually I'm surprised there are any on there due to the server issues when I did the tour on launch, but good on ya
I figured you haven't gone back to those pleb challenges, and if you did you would destroy the time anyway. And I almost sent it to you as a challenge as a joke...
Wait, are you not supposed to hit the full throttle at the start of the race? (This conversation is fascinating.)
You can pretty much get away with it in this game because of it's semi permanent traction control
mangochutney
Member
You can do - but in the high powered cars you'll get some slight wheel spin, some cars in the game also pull left/right a bit, but ultimately you don't lose much time and probably lose more trying to get it just right and being too conservative.
So as I say - I just give it full whack!
I think I can confidently say that I've mastered drift. I'm able to beat most challenges without cheating or crashing into walls. Hope Evo fixes that exploit so that I can actually compete with clean drifters.
Still pretty average when it comes to racing though. I can get all stars, but not good enough to set any competent leaderboard times. I'm too hard on the throttle and brakes :/
Still pretty average when it comes to racing though. I can get all stars, but not good enough to set any competent leaderboard times. I'm too hard on the throttle and brakes :/
postcyberpunk
Banned
Thanks, Dano and mango. And viveks, I hate you and your superior drifting skills.
DHC-Shannow
Member
Spoken like a true prophet ;-)
Yeah that last corner is damn tough to get right. Even all the corners on the way back up the hill have their own pressure as you can't afford to lose any more speed than absolutely necessary.
Oh you!
DirgeExtinction
Member
So I see the Silver Wired headset for PS4 for $50. Are these good?
mangochutney
Member
I thought 1.08 was meant to allow you to use Club liveries when servers are broken?
It doesn't work and servers currently down, can't even use the default Club livery that shows in it's place. Can use the cars though.
It doesn't work and servers currently down, can't even use the default Club livery that shows in it's place. Can use the cars though.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
honest question is this more arcade racing or forza/gran turismo racing ?
(i class need for speed as more arcade racing dunno if its classed as that lol)
(i class need for speed as more arcade racing dunno if its classed as that lol)
RadarScope1
Member
Thanks for the detailed info on the tire squeal, folks! I'm so used to pure arcade racers that I just considered it audio window dressing. Now that I know I can glean some information from it, I'll start to pay closer attention.
DHC-Shannow
Member
It's definitely more Forza/GT in how it handles but without the tuning and driving aid crutches that those games give you. It's arcade in that it doesn't give you cars stats or history, and is a bit more lenient about braking and off road excursions. It easy to pick up but hard to master, like most great games.
DidntKnowJack
Member
DidntKnowJack
Member
Start a turn and hit the e-brake. It's circle by default, but I changed it to X.
mangochutney
Member
Dab of the handbrake or Scandinavian flick.
NullPointer
Member
Did the servers go kaput? I had connectivity messages a few hours ago and booting it up now none of the live tiles are lit up.
EDIT: Hmm, maybe its just me? Can't sign into PSN at all. Boo.
EDIT 2: OK, now I see the thread about PSN issues.
EDIT: Hmm, maybe its just me? Can't sign into PSN at all. Boo.
EDIT 2: OK, now I see the thread about PSN issues.
mangochutney
Member
Yeah had the same a couple of hours ago and then another brief knockout a moment ago, OK now though and only lasted a few minutes each time.
NullPointer
Member
Well that does suck but thankfully DriveClub isn't an always-online game.
And I wish I could blame service outages for why it took me two hours of runs to set a < 3:06 time in the Ignition X-Bow Rally event. There's one high camber uphill switchback on Nilgiri Hills reverse that took me 50 tries easily to avoid spinning out or slamming into the side walls in the Mono, and even when I finally managed it I was so very slow and careful I didn't think I'd make it under the challenge time.
But I did it, finally. Squeaked in at 3:04.9 or something having learned quite a bit in the process, only then to see another friend's leaderboard time at 3:00m. Hah. It never ends
And I wish I could blame service outages for why it took me two hours of runs to set a < 3:06 time in the Ignition X-Bow Rally event. There's one high camber uphill switchback on Nilgiri Hills reverse that took me 50 tries easily to avoid spinning out or slamming into the side walls in the Mono, and even when I finally managed it I was so very slow and careful I didn't think I'd make it under the challenge time.
But I did it, finally. Squeaked in at 3:04.9 or something having learned quite a bit in the process, only then to see another friend's leaderboard time at 3:00m. Hah. It never ends
Scandinavians are absolutely needed sometimes. Seriously.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Its fantastic.
DHC-Shannow
Member
Worked fine back when I did it, just 3 laps one after the other slightly quicker each time.
Hmm, so I have to sequentially beat them? Strange it's not specific about this in the description. I'm pretty sure I've done it like this in previous trials as well.
DHC-Shannow
Member
Yep I think you need to do it in one session with no restarts on 3 consecutive laps, setting your fastest lap each time.
And I wish I could blame service outages for why it took me two hours of runs to set a < 3:06 time in the Ignition X-Bow Rally event. There's one high camber uphill switchback on Nilgiri Hills reverse that took me 50 tries easily to avoid spinning out or slamming into the side walls in the Mono, and even when I finally managed it I was so very slow and careful I didn't think I'd make it under the challenge time.
But I did it, finally. Squeaked in at 3:04.9 or something having learned quite a bit in the process, only then to see another friend's leaderboard time at 3:00m. Hah. It never ends
Ah, that turn would always put me 3 seconds behind the ghost but it wasn't too difficult to catch it up providing you didn't fully spin out at those two corners!
R_thanatos
Member
I think i've created another DRIVECLUB believer.
Made my brother try the game in time attack mode and left him 15 minutes trying to beat the time lap.
When i came back he told me : " this game is like a drug, each time i beat a time , another appears !"
And i was just smiling , since i knew already how fearsome it is , as you can waste time in driveclub like no other game.
"It's a drug , bro"
Made my brother try the game in time attack mode and left him 15 minutes trying to beat the time lap.
When i came back he told me : " this game is like a drug, each time i beat a time , another appears !"
And i was just smiling , since i knew already how fearsome it is , as you can waste time in driveclub like no other game.
"It's a drug , bro"
postcyberpunk
Banned
I made up for that by purchasing the season pass.
Also, will the PSN issues, if I play offline, will my times update when the servers are back, or I go online again?
postcyberpunk
Banned
Really? I counted maybe only six as derps...That looks like a normal day at the office for me, beside the camera mode.
Tommi84
Member
Just don't overdo it like this chap over here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo8TYapTOsA#t=219
Last race in Elements Tour is ridiculous. At the beginning I'm like 'pff, easy. It's a little bit snowing, but they drive so slow... And then... then you'll see. Or should I say NOT see.
OK I see what the star fuss is now. Base tour is fine and I think that progression is good but the DLC is a bit demanding. The 12 and 27 could easily be toned down to like 10/22 or 8/20. Wanting to hit that Venom hot lap 2 but I'm sitting at 3 stars so 12 seems like a long way off.
postcyberpunk
Banned
EDIT: Nevermind... Evo server monkeys working overtime today.
DHC-Shannow
Member
Can anyone please join my club so it can be activated, please
name is team moplo
If your struggling you can always create an alt account and have that join your club to get you going.
postcyberpunk
Banned
Where's the fun in that? Grinch!
Anyway, I took the piss and sent you that Amateur challenge. lol
Thanks, I guess I'll take advantage of PSN being down in this case.
EDIT: it worked!
postcyberpunk
Banned
I got this one without being online and without knowing what I was doing, so I guess I am pretty good at the game now.
The more I drive in this the more I'm wondering why the big auto makers aren't licensing a similar software package to let us virtually drive the new lineups? That would be pretty sweet. Probably not worth the cost but I think it'd be pretty sweet especially the higher end stuff I couldn't afford in rl anyway.
This was the game I was most excited for Christmas. Pissed about PSN being down but I'm very happy I was still able to update it for the weather patch. Looked incredible, I love the feel of the game. Waiting for PSN to come back up so I can renew my PS+ and buy the season pass!
postcyberpunk
Banned
As soony as PSN is back, I am sending out several friend invites. I have a full club, but I need more friends for leaderboards and stuff. Just an FYI.